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many countless? Should we remove "many"?

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oristarA
 
Reply Tue 18 Jun, 2013 07:43 am

His excellent medical skill and high moral character attracted many countless patients.
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Lordyaswas
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Reply Tue 18 Jun, 2013 07:47 am
@oristarA,
Personally, I would ditch countless and keep many.
neologist
 
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Reply Tue 18 Jun, 2013 09:13 am
@Lordyaswas,
Agreed. But either way, many countless is redundant.
McTag
 
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Reply Tue 18 Jun, 2013 09:27 am
@neologist,

Countless is actually illogical too. He must have been able to count them. Who was sending out the bills?
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Catherinelinton
 
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Reply Tue 18 Jun, 2013 01:33 pm
@oristarA,
Many would be more appropriate instead of many countless. This is what I suggest.
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Finn dAbuzz
 
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Reply Wed 19 Jun, 2013 03:13 pm
@oristarA,
Absolutely.
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JTT
 
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Reply Wed 19 Jun, 2013 08:41 pm
@oristarA,
Of course either one is possible, Ori. 'countless' is used when a person wants to indicate that it is an exceedingly large number.
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wildrover
 
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Reply Sun 23 Jun, 2013 09:35 pm
@Lordyaswas,
It reminds me of people who speak "several different" languages.

Are there people who speak several languages that are all identical?

Then there's the old "added bonus". Unlike the bonuses that are integral to any undertaking.
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